its gud to hear that u r safe... ur story and the way it occured reminded my 1st and only fall on my GS... was on my way to lonavala(nr Khopoli to be precise) and the first monsoon rain started, it wasnt very heavy, but since i was at the begining of the ghat.... streams started flowing down on the roads (that was my first experience in wet condition with my GS) was riding @ 35-40Kph... n then suddenly the front end lost its grip, was baffled with this strange behaviour (which i have never felt till date again) but managed to keep the bike on the road.. while i was thinking what happened.... the next second i lost the front end completely and was skidding on the road for a good 4-5secs bollywood style, all the while i was thinking how much scratches would my bike endure, i just had a brusie on my left leg, thanks to the handle weights, Crash Gaurd and the saree guard i n my bike were saved... on inspecting the bike after getting up on my feet noticed scratches on the cowling n the protruding part of our pilot lamp glass (which is still there till date but visible on close inspection only) the handle bar was bent and the fork pin was bent (i guess all of the bike weight was resting on the handle bars while skidding)
came back to mumbai n gave it to SVC handle could be straightened and front fork could be centered in a lathe (this was given outside SVC as labour job) since a new fork pin was 2750/-
total cost i incurred was of 750 only (labour Charges for centering) and an additional 300/- was given to the SC mech who looks after my bike

The point of the whole narration is... i have driven my GS in worse or rather i would put it in Torrential rains in Mumbai (mumbaikars must be knowing how the rains were this monsoon) n never ever i have felt loosing grip on both ends even during heavy braking at times.... but this specific incident when i had my fall it really baffled me, i even checked the road after i got up to see if any oil was there or did my GS aquaplaned on a stream of flowing water, but i couldn't conclude anything....


@manubhat
the tankpad cost me 1100/- here is the link
Performance Racing Store. Ariete GSXR Motorcycle Tank Protector

even the same thing happened with me.... but luckily i escaped with only few scratches on my left leg and the bikes visor lens left indicator lens ....
nthng more and wat is that "fork pin bent" r u talking about the front fork shud i go and ask svc whether is there any prob with my bikes fork and previously when i asked the mech he was saying that the race bearing kit should be opened and the ball bearings shud be replaced....

Hi all,please furnish your riding experience withe new gs vis a vis the old one.

Today came to know from suzuki mech/technician that the new gs is better than the old one.its lighter,fresher(graphics) and pick up wise is better.the engine he says is silent.All this improvement is good to hear,but we have to experiance it to feel it,so please gyz do mail down your thought/riding son new gs.

Sad to see that the new gs cannot be watched in Grey color,which according to me is gentlemen's color.so all the grey gs are now classic antiques.(including mine)

++ I think I skidded on some water but Im not really sure what happened. Once I got up and picked up my bike, I looked around to see how it could have happened and saw a very small stream of water flowing down the road, but saw nothing else that I could connect the dots to, like sand or oil. Ive ridden on worse patches of water and not skidded. My tires are good. I was neither accelerating, nor braking hard. I wasnt downshifting either. I was doing a constant speed in 6th gear. Its a real mystery how this happened.

Anyone else experienced something like this or similar to this?

And coincidentally, I had my first accident on this bike at nearly the same time last year. Hows that for a "shakuna" ?

nthng more and wat is that "fork pin bent" r u talking about the front fork shud i go and ask svc whether is there any prob with my bikes fork and previously when i asked the mech he was saying that the race bearing kit should be opened and the ball bearings shud be replaced....

@nads: that part is called a t-bar or a h-bar. I got quoted the same amount for setting my fork right. A new one supposedly costs some 1800 bucks and the entire fork assembly costs in excess of Rs. 10000, Im told.

Does your bike handle the same now, as it did before the accident?

Hi Gspians's, Good to see many new owners here My GS clocked 9k KMS in 15 months now.

Recently my rear wheel acting weird, i experience very slight zig zag movement of rear tyre. This happens for very frequently .Tyre pressure is correct and not loosing any air. This started when i was returning from a trip when suddnely there was a feeling like tyre puncture but when i parked on side and checked it was fine. from then the problem is still there. I have told this issue during last service but no use.

Can this be becoz of completely flatened tyre at the middle.??? I have also changed tube to karizma size tube recently.

Today I got my new white GS150R. It is looking very good in sunlight. The engine sound is slightly different than the previous model. It appeared to me a mini bullet (sound wise). Total distance I covered today is 70 km and I drove 30 km. It was a very good experience.

Hi Suzukians,
I am thinking of getting the Suzuki 150R. Need to know your inputs on what are all the things i have to look in when i am purchasing and also http://**********.in/suzuki-gs150r-facelift-spied/ is this new model available at the dealers?

also want to know about mileage of your GS150R so far...especially in chennai city..

Let me know....

Hi Gspians's, Good to see many new owners here My GS clocked 9k KMS in 15 months now.

Recently my rear wheel acting weird, i experience very slight zig zag movement of rear tyre. This happens for very frequently .Tyre pressure is correct and not loosing any air. This started when i was returning from a trip when suddnely there was a feeling like tyre puncture but when i parked on side and checked it was fine. from then the problem is still there. I have told this issue during last service but no use.

Can this be becoz of completely flatened tyre at the middle.??? I have also changed tube to karizma size tube recently.

Today I got my new white GS150R. It is looking very good in sunlight. The engine sound is slightly different than the previous model. It appeared to me a mini bullet (sound wise). Total distance I covered today is 70 km and I drove 30 km. It was a very good experience.

The new gs150r has new side panels, new front cowl, new stickering, and slightly modified taillamp.

Also, wheelbase reduced from 1440 mm to 1335 mm, and width increased from 775 mm to 785 mm.

The suzuki website does not mention any changes regarding weight. Are any new brochures/specifications of the new g150r available at showrooms ?

Yes, the gray color was really cool and rare. Wonder why they stopped it.